Reversible hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy post prolonged out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A case series

Fateen Ata; Ammara Bint I Bilal; Omnia Tajelsir Abdalla Osman; Muhammad Awais Arif; Mawahib Elhassan; Tahir Hamid; Jassim Al Suwaidi; Hassan Choudry; Galal Abushahba

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3820

Reversible hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy post prolonged out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A case series

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Jan 22;9(3):1529-1533. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3820. eCollection 2021 Mar.

Authors

Fateen Ata¹, Ammara Bint I Bilal², Omnia Tajelsir Abdalla Osman³, Muhammad Awais Arif³, Mawahib Elhassan³, Tahir Hamid³, Jassim Al Suwaidi³, Hassan Choudry⁴, Galal Abushahba⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine Hamad General Hospital Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
² Department of Radiology Hamad General Hospital Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
³ Department of Cardiology Heart Hospital Hamad Medical Corporation. Doha Qatar.
⁴ Pediatric Gastroenterology Johns Hopkins Medical Institute Baltimore MD USA.
⁵ Department of Cardiology Royal Lancaster Infirmary Hospital Morecambe University Lancaster UK.

Abstract

This article highlights the possibility of positive outcomes associated with prolonged CPR and anoxic brain injury contesting the idea that such patients will invariably end up in a persistent vegetative state.

Keywords: CPR; OHCA; anoxic brain injury; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; hypoxic‐ischemic encephalopathy; neurological recovery; out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest.

Publication types

Case Reports